"As Election Day gets closer, Sen. Santorum's numbers are inching downward. His job
approval is at an all-time low as is the number of voters who think he deserves to be re-elected,"
said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"To be sure, the campaign has not really started and there are millions of dollars to be
spent before Election Day, but for an incumbent Senator, Santorum is struggling in the doldrums.
His Democratic opponent, Robert Casey, is about to dispense with two unknown primary
challengers in a race that is significant because it appears to be showing that the Casey campaign
won't be hurt by his stand against abortion," Richards added.

In the general election, 48 percent of Casey supporters say they mainly back the Democrat
while 47 percent say they mainly are voting against Santorum.

"In the match up for next Tuesday's Democratic Senate primary, Casey gets 62 percent,
with 4 percent for Chuck Pennacchio and 2 percent for Alan Sandals. Another 27 percent are
undecided.
President's Approval

Pennsylvania voters disapprove 66 - 30 percent of the job President George W. Bush is
doing overall. This is down from a 60 - 35 percent disapproval April 6 and the President's lowest
approval in Pennsylvania. Voters also disapprove 67 - 29 percent of his handling of the situation
in Iraq. Going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do, voters say 57 - 38 percent.

Looking at the situation in Iraq:

15 percent of voters say increase U.S. troop levels;

21 percent say keep current troop levels;

24 percent say decrease troop levels;

32 percent say remove all troops.
From May 2 - 8, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,487 Pennsylvania voters with a margin
of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. The survey includes 669 Democrats with a margin of error
of +/- 3.8 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion
surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida and the nation as a public
service and for research.

For additional data-www.quinnipiac.edu and quicklinks

3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Arlen Specter is handling his job
as United States Senator?

18. (If registered democrat) If the 2006 Democratic primary for United States
Senator were being held today and the candidates were Bob Casey Jr.,
Chuck Pennacchio, and Alan Sandals for whom would you vote?

TREND: (If registered Democrat) If the 2006 Democratic primary for United States
Senator were being held today and the candidates were Bob Casey Jr.,
Chuck Pennacchio, and Alan Sandals for whom would you vote?

23. From what you have seen or heard about the situation in Iraq, what should
the United States do?
A) Should the U.S. increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq,
B) keep the same number of U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now,
C) decrease the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, or
D) remove all its troops from Iraq?

TREND: From what you have seen or heard about the situation in Iraq, what should
the United States do? Should the U.S. --
A) increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq,
B) keep the same number of U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now,
C) decrease the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, or
D) remove all its troops from Iraq?